First reports of the sounds picked up by surface ships briefly raised hopes that the missing ARA San Juan, with 44 crew members, had been found.

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]]>Scott NeumanBad Weather Hampers Search For Missing Argentine SubmarineThe ARA San Juan disappeared last week off the coast of Patagonia. Argentine officials say that they can't confirm that satellite signals received over the weekend came from the sub.Mon, 20 Nov 2017 02:24:00 -0500https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/11/20/565280313/bad-weather-hampers-search-for-missing-argentine-submarine?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=submarine
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The ARA San Juan disappeared last week off the coast of Patagonia. Argentine officials say that they can't confirm that satellite signals received over the weekend came from the sub.

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]]>Scott NeumanPolice: Danish Inventor Admits To Dismembering Journalist Kim WallPeter Madsen denies killing her, police say, maintaining that her death was an accident. Wall was researching a story in August on board a submarine he built.Mon, 30 Oct 2017 12:17:00 -0400https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/10/30/560807160/police-danish-inventor-admits-to-dismembering-journalist-kim-wall?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=submarine
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Peter Madsen denies killing her, police say, maintaining that her death was an accident. Wall was researching a story in August on board a submarine he built.

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]]>Merrit KennedyIt Was A 'Terrible Accident,' Inventor Says Of Journalist's Death Aboard His SubIn his first court appearance since his arrest, Peter Madsen said Kim Wall died when a hatch fell on her head. He also denied mutilating her body, which washed ashore later as a naked, headless torso.Wed, 06 Sep 2017 18:27:00 -0400https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/06/548977540/it-was-a-terrible-accident-inventor-says-of-journalist-s-death-aboard-his-sub?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=submarine
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In his first court appearance since his arrest, Peter Madsen said Kim Wall died when a hatch fell on her head. He also denied mutilating her body, which washed ashore later as a naked, headless torso.

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]]>Colin DwyerHeadless Torso ID'd As Reporter Who Died Aboard Inventor's Personal SubPeter Madsen and the journalist set out alone in his submarine. Within days, the sub had sunk and Madsen had admitted that Kim Wall died aboard. Now, police say remains that washed ashore are hers.Wed, 23 Aug 2017 13:02:00 -0400https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/08/23/545487235/headless-torso-id-d-as-kim-wall-reporter-who-died-aboard-inventor-s-personal-sub?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=submarine
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Peter Madsen and the journalist set out alone in his submarine. Within days, the sub had sunk and Madsen had admitted that Kim Wall died aboard. Now, police say remains that washed ashore are hers.

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]]>Colin DwyerFamed Inventor Says He Buried Reporter 'At Sea' After His Homemade Sub SankPeter Madsen pushed off in his submarine with a Swedish journalist, but by the time he was rescued, she was gone. Now, he says she died onboard — but the admission is stirring even more questions.Mon, 21 Aug 2017 17:18:00 -0400https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/08/21/545029872/famed-inventor-says-he-buried-reporter-at-sea-after-his-homemade-sub-sank?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=submarine
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Peter Madsen pushed off in his submarine with a Swedish journalist, but by the time he was rescued, she was gone. Now, he says she died onboard — but the admission is stirring even more questions.

The intrusion occurred last month. Although defense analysts have said Russia is the likely culprit, Swedish authorities say it's "impossible" to say whose submarine it was.

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]]>Scott NeumanSweden's Sub Hunt Evokes Cold War MemoriesStockholm has a grainy photo of what it says shows "foreign underwater activity" in an incident eerily similar to the grounding of a Soviet submarine in the same waters in 1981.Mon, 20 Oct 2014 11:14:00 -0400https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/10/20/357576893/swedens-sub-hunt-evokes-cold-war-memories?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=submarine
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Stockholm has a grainy photo of what it says shows "foreign underwater activity" in an incident eerily similar to the grounding of a Soviet submarine in the same waters in 1981.

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]]>Scott NeumanSunken Japanese Supersub From World War II Located Off HawaiiThe I-400, the prototype of an aircraft-carrying submarine meant to be used in stealthy airstrikes against U.S. cities, was located in August near Oahu.Wed, 04 Dec 2013 16:00:00 -0500https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2013/12/04/248828582/sunken-japanese-super-sub-from-wwii-located-off-hawaii?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=submarine
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Indian officials ruled out terrorism as a possible cause. The explosion was reminiscent of the blast aboard the Kursk in 2000 that killed 118 Russian sailors.